Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-03

persons.
The chief OF police Of Coask4 was assault
ed ! one Il idsle, on FRIDAY, and fatally
beaten.
Mrs. Richards, OF Tilder. com nitted sui.
eide by shooting herself through the heart
Monday.
A yein Of trsp rock and a vein OF iron
recently.
81. Paul now la, sl,234,432.Ss deposited il
the bank, SUI c. to h. order OF the city
Treasurer.
Tracy Haisteaf. a b sktmAn on The North
ern Pacific. was rua over and killed a. Mime
apolis Monday.
! The jury In tie Holong case At Fergus Falls
sffy1c out halt an h>ur and brought ia a
verdict Of gull y.
A proposition 10 erect a cauning factory at
place Saturday night.
John Bruggemsn died at s.. PAll Monday
morning 10 his room at ahotel from the ef-
fects Of escaping gss.
The exposition directors at MInnea; oils *
p.ct to introduce many new features in the
exposition next year.
a great many applications for entry on for.
feited lands along the Northern Pacific road
are being filed at Duluth.
(hiS. ID Kriemar, an old ct y n OF ID IlUtb,
died OF a severe cold Which settled on his
langs, Monday evening.
Jamps T. ran Tho pn.n1 Jacnara1n uap.a6 az
various places for various crimes, was captur
ed at Tower Wednesday.
The insane asylums at s. Paul are sad to
be crowded beyond their capacity. 81. Peter
asylum has $50 occupants.
The machinery for the new shipyards at
Duluth was destroyed in the burning OF the
Amszon near Marquette.
A SUN Of q 90 has been voted to apply to
the relief OF INDECENT soldiers ia the
county at Chippewa Falls.
A new d mccratic paper will be started in
Waseca about the 25.h Of December. II viii
be edited by W. B. Wilcoxson.
One hundred and ninety ,wo teachers hold
certificates in Goodhue county, while there
are only !07 actual places for them.
The hose and hook and ladder company Of
Lake CITY have concluded to disband, owing
to disaffection Of the cit authorities.
Rev. Joseph Parker, OF London, who has
been chosen rs Henry Ward Bechtr's sue.
cessor, lectured at st. Paul Monday evening.
Henry keefe, who is subj ct TO temporary
insanity, was arrested twice Thursday at
Gractv!lle on a charge OF assault and battery.
Minneapolis claims 10 have the most rapid
typo In the country, averaging "a AS ems yer
night. His name Is Min and be IS from Sioux
City.
The Fergus Falls Globe has recently made
its appearance. 1t is neat In appearance, and
Demcci attic in politics. 1t has good Yrs
pes.
The Madison Lake Navigation and I'M
provement company has been orgaRizad at
Mankato aid will b, incorporated under
the state law.
The corn and potato crops throughout the
state have been sljgatly impaired by the frost,
but the damage was not so extensive as was
ar frat supposed.
Ole X -ogan, who was injured by the clrs at
Fountain, died OF his II lilies Tuesday. He
was under the infuerce Of liquor at the time
Of the accident.
Several frenen were Injured at Duluth
while hurrying to q fire last Tuesday. Ole
was run over and others II lred after the fire
had been reached.
Passenger trains have no. begun running
on the Moorhesd branch OF the s.. Pau. Min
neapolis and Manitoba road, but freight trains
are running regularly
Tie Manitoba road has establis he'd station
at the state university near g.. Paul IN order
to ~odate students attending that
school from along their line.
The tr'al Of Eugene Lucy at Fergus Falls,
was concluded Wednesday night. The jury
was out four hours and returned a verdict Of
murder in the second degree, which sends Lu
cy to state prison for life. Tue testimony Of
the witnesses for the defense did not differ
materially from that Of the prosecution
:, me attempt was made expert witnesses
to build up the theory that Gltes' death was
not caused b. the blow on the head, but did
not Ivsi'. The two other Lucys detained a sac
ces series we're released on bail Of $500, which
WAS furnished by their father aud b. L. BerCy
Of Henuipg. Tt etr trial will be contiuutd in
the spring term OF court. At 'be conclusion
Of the trial the district curt a adjourned.
here are some suggestive figures compiled
for the present year:
Acres. Bushels.
Wheat 3,o4e. GO IS. (S5,C0o